Comments on: Be a Fearless Grantseeker! http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/ Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting for the One-Person Shop Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holli Rossi http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Holli Rossi Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:27:40 +0000 http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/?p=142#comment-1076 I just won a grant that was a long shot because I had been in contact with the funder throughout the process to ask: - if our project was one that they would typically fund - to ask about submission deadlines - to follow up to enusre they received the seven copies of our proposal The funder didn't offer any guarantees, but our communication was important because it helped me establish rapport and get a feel for how much we should ask for. I have found that funders are quite receptive to questions and discussions. I just won a grant that was a long shot because I had been in contact with the funder throughout the process to ask:

- if our project was one that they would
typically fund
- to ask about submission deadlines
- to follow up to enusre they received the
seven copies of our proposal

The funder didn’t offer any guarantees, but our communication was important because it helped me establish rapport and get a feel for how much we should ask for.

I have found that funders are quite receptive to questions and discussions.

]]> By: November’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival – Ease Your Grantwriting Fears! | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/comment-page-1/#comment-956 November’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival – Ease Your Grantwriting Fears! | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:43:48 +0000 http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/?p=142#comment-956 [...] I share my own success story about picking up the phone to call a foundation that had rejected my organization’s proposals three times (yes!  Three times!) in How to Be a Fearless Grantseeker. [...] [...] I share my own success story about picking up the phone to call a foundation that had rejected my organization’s proposals three times (yes!  Three times!) in How to Be a Fearless Grantseeker. [...]

]]> By: The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival – Call for Submissions! | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/comment-page-1/#comment-908 The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival – Call for Submissions! | Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:40:18 +0000 http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/?p=142#comment-908 [...] Here’s a sample post of my own to get you started: Be a fearless grantseeker. [...] [...] Here’s a sample post of my own to get you started: Be a fearless grantseeker. [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Lisa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:56:13 +0000 http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/?p=142#comment-51 Hi Pamela, it's so true that picking up the phone can be so powerful, especially now when some foundations have suspended their giving or are only giving to current grantees. This makes the point that developing relationships is the key to effective grantwriting and fundraising. Well done! Hi Pamela, it’s so true that picking up the phone can be so powerful, especially now when some foundations have suspended their giving or are only giving to current grantees. This makes the point that developing relationships is the key to effective grantwriting and fundraising. Well done!

]]> By: Rt @johnhaydon Face your grantwriting fears! www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com #nonprofit - Twitoaster http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/142/be-a-fearless-grantseeker/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Rt @johnhaydon Face your grantwriting fears! www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com #nonprofit - Twitoaster Sun, 24 May 2009 23:47:37 +0000 http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/?p=142#comment-30 [...] 21, 2009  nonprofit Rt @johnhaydon Face your grantwriting fears! http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/2... [...] [...] 21, 2009  nonprofit Rt @johnhaydon Face your grantwriting fears! http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/2... [...]

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